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Prepare for a career in teaching

Accessible, high-quality teacher preparation programs

Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation offers both undergraduate and graduate program options to help students achieve teacher certification and prepare for a career in teaching. Whether you're a current working professional or a full-time student, MLFC offers accessible teacher certification programs that are available when and where you need them.

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Contact a member of our team to receive personalized guidance and support with the ASU application process.

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Undergraduate degrees leading to teacher certification

Undergraduate certificates leading to teacher certification

Students can pair an undergraduate certificate with their bachelor’s degree to be eligible for dual teaching certificates or to meet requirements for an endorsement through the Arizona Department of Education.

Graduate degrees leading to teacher certification

Graduate Teacher Certification certificate

Prepare to obtain teacher certification in as few as two semesters. Online courses allow you to work full-time on an alternative teaching certificate and meet Arizona licensure requirements no matter where you’re located. Students must have a bachelor's degree to be eligible.

Graduate certificate

Education workforce solutions

Partnership opportunities

We collaborate closely with our partners to understand their unique workforce needs and bring people and ideas together to increase the capabilities of individual educators, increase the effectiveness of teams and improve the performance of education systems.

  • Strengthen educator pipeline and retention
  • Deliver meaningful professional learning
  • Develop and retain high-potential leaders
  • Design and implement strategic staffing models
  • Expand learning opportunities for your students

Are you a school or system leader interested in partnering with MLFC?

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Professional learning opportunities

The ASU Professional Educator Learning Hub leverages the human and intellectual resources of ASU to support professional educators in K–12 schools and other learning environments. Developed for both individual educators and school and system leaders, choose how you learn with a repository of self-paced courses, facilitated courses and micro-credentials, as well as events and more.

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